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<DIV><SPAN class=380030003-28022006>Hey Matt what's up? I second that - Sirius
is the way to go. I got rid of all my other chargers (except my Alpha 4)
when I started using the Sirius Pro. The Sirius chargers use a pulse-reflex type
charge algorithm. There is a bit of controversy regarding this method but from
my experience it seems to work very well. YMMV but I don't think you'd be
disappointed if you gave one a try: <A
href="http://www.siriuselectronics.com">http://www.siriuselectronics.com</A>
.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>John Pavlick<BR><A href="http://www.idseng.com/"
target=_blank>http://www.idseng.com</A><BR> </FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Rcmaster199@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 27, 2006 9:51
PM<BR><B>To:</B> nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] NiMH follow up<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT color=#000000
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<DIV>Gents, it has been stated before and always is worth repeating: one of
the best fast chargers for NiMH and NiCd is the Peak Electronics Sirius
charger. It plugs into the car's lighter socket and works at a couple charge
rates, 500 and 1000 ma. It has built in detection and stops the charge when
battery is fully charged so no danger of overcharging with this charger.
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<DIV>Ed's points below are on the mark. For more detailed information you
should visit Radical RC's website. Bob Thacker has much great info on care and
feeding</DIV>
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<DIV>Matt</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/27/2006 6:41:04 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ed_alt@hotmail.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ed:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yep, 1/10C would be 220 mA for your 2200 mAh
pack. To condition a NiMh pack when brand new, you do several
conditioning charges at 1/10C. You want to go a full 24 hours at
1/10C, do a discharge to complete a cycle and repeat for a total of 3 or 4
full cycles. This will generally get you to full capacity and
also gets the cells ready to accept higher rate charging and with the
right charger, they will then start to give a reliable indication of when
they have peaked. After these first conditioning charges, you do not
want to exceed about 16 hrs at 1/10C, though at 1/10C it's a low enough rate
that you're not going to damage it if you do go over. Anything
higher than 1/10C can shorten the life of the cells if repeated overcharging
is done. The higher the rate and the more time it is overcharged, the
faster the degradation can occur.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ed</FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:divesplat@yahoo.com" title=mailto:divesplat@yahoo.com>Ed
Deaver</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
title=mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org>NSRCA Mailing List</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 27, 2006 12:57
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NiMH
follow up</DIV>
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<DIV>OK, for us non-electical whiz bang guys, please explain the C
charge. I have heard it before and tried what was suggested on RCU
without success.</DIV>
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<DIV>My new NmHD pack is a 2200mah, 4 cell pack. To condiditon it
properly for first flights what should I do? </DIV>
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<DIV>Does 1/10 C mean charge at 220 mah for 16 hrs??</DIV>
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<DIV>THanx for the explanation.</DIV>
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